The Senior Vice President and Provost at Iowa State University is responsible for all aspects of the university's academic mission and leads its efforts in the pursuit of academic excellence.

The Senior Vice President and Provost has broad authority for the strategic planning, diversity and equity, budgetary, and information technology initiatives and goals of the university and for the recruitment and retention of faculty and students.

Reporting to the President, the Senior Vice President and Provost is responsible for the formulation and implementation of institutional policies and operations, consulting with senior vice presidents, vice presidents, associate provosts and vice presidents, deans, chief information officer and university governance.